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Press Pause: Six Reasons Luxury Has Fallen Back in Love with the Analog
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in Art, Beauty, Cigars & Spirits, Design, Fashion, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, LUST, Pets, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|JewelryIn a world that can generate anything in seconds, the rarest luxury is something that cannot be rushed. In our piece on the Rimowa x Faber-Castell case we said luxury loves the analog. Here is the evidence. By “analog” we mean objects that work through hands, materials and mechanisms rather than screens: turntables, pens, film…
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Loro Piana Builds a Cathedral for Knitwear
While much of fashion outsources, Loro Piana, one of the quietest names in luxury just poured its largest industrial investment into a single sweater-making hub. In an industry that often talks about craft while quietly optimizing costs, a luxury company building a 8,000-square-meter factory for knitwear is making a statement. Possibly even a loud one,…
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Ferrari Wants You to Hang a Hood on Your Wall, and Rock Stars Already Parked Theirs in a Museum
The most famous car brand on earth has figured out how to sell you the idea of a Ferrari, even if you never turn the key. There is a point in every luxury empire’s life when the core product, however magnificent, is no longer the only way to monetize devotion. Hermès has scarves, Ferrari has……
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Hermès Crosses the Bridge: Why Brooklyn Just Got Its Orange Box
After three years of a “temporary” shop that behaved suspiciously like a long engagement, the French house has made it official. When a brand famous for waiting lists decides to stay somewhere, the neighborhood should take notice. Williamsburg, the Brooklyn enclave once known for warehouses, vinyl and artisanal everything, now has a permanent address of…
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Premium Cruising Has Become a Long-Range Planning Sport
Penguins, truffles, celebrity chefs and a 75-night lap of a continent: the luxury cruise calendar now runs further ahead than most people’s five-year plans. If you want to board a premium ship in autumn 2028, congratulations: you are already late. This week’s announcements show an industry that has stopped selling holidays and started selling itineraries…
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What’s in Your Glass? Five Drinks Stories Telling High-End Consumers Where Luxury Is Pouring
A Napa estate, a cognac for Diwali, a lab full of sensors, a smoky “wine” and a butterfly-wing Champagne: five bottles, one message. Read the week’s drinks headlines individually and they look unrelated. Line them up and they say something sharp about what premium drinkers now want: fewer bottles, better stories, smarter quality control and…